Suppose a person repeatedly plays a low-pitched tone to a rat. Which statement would demonstrate dishabituation in the rat?
A) After many trials, the rat no longer responds to the low-pitched tone.
B) The rat does not respond to a high-pitched tone.
C) The rat's response to the low-pitched tone increases over many trials.
D) The rat then responds to the low-pitched tone after a loud tone in the trial.

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Dishabituation occurs when a new stimulus (in this case, a loud tone) is introduced, causing the rat to respond again to the original stimulus (the low-pitched tone) after it had stopped responding due to habituation.

Suppose a Person Repeatedly Plays a Low-Pitched Tone to a Rat